LIBRARY 


M. Knoedler & Co. | 


14 East 57th St. 
New York 


ae Ww Oe - < 


TO MR SCINEY PICTURES. 


| ae Works Sold at the 


Fifth Avenue Art Gal- 
leries for $35,850. 


m GIFT TO: FRANCE. 


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Jacquet’s “Joan of Arc fraying for France’ 


Not Offered, as Mr. Schaus Had Pree 
sented Ito the Fresch Government, 


A good sized audience was presont last evening 
at the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries when the coliec- 
tion of paintings owned by Mr. William Schaus 


Was aold. The fifty-six works fetched but $35,850, 
which is an unsatisfactory result, 


The principal event of the evening was the an- 


“nouncement when No. 51, Jacquet’s ‘Joan of Aro 
Prayingtor France,” was réached that it would pot 


beoff-red, as Mr, Schaus had presented it to the 
Frenck goyernmeut. 
The highest price of the evening was reached by 


» Vollon’s superb pumpkin, ‘Still Life,’’ which 
' bronght $3,500 after a letter praising it by Willian 
|M. Chase had been read. Over it there 
“was a spirited competition between Mr. Thonras 


B Clarke, representing Mr. J. W. Ellsworth, of 
Chicage, who finaliy secured it, and Mr. Roland 
Knoedier bidding for Mossrs. Kuutmana and Ma- 
guire, Who were present and represented the Cor- 
ecoran Gallery of Artin Wastington. Thatinstitution 
secured at 4850—a very small prico—Morot’s spire 
{ted “E! Bravo Toro.’”’ Kneedler & Co. paid $3, BuO 
for Van Marcke’s “Group of Cattle’ and $2,100 for 
Cotot’s ‘‘The Meadow. Mr, Samuel Untermeyér 


‘gave $1,550 for Vibert’s “Dressing for the Wea- 


ding” and but $1,000 for Knaus’ ‘Death of Count 
Helfensteip,”” 

the price was $1, 800) for Cabanoel’s ‘Portia, 
Nerissa and Bassauio;’ Andreas Achenbach’s 
“Port of Ostend” brought $1,660 irom Schaus «& 
Co.; Letebvre’s “Beatrice,” $1,550, and Jimiinez y 
Aratda’s ‘Preliminaries of o Marriage (Spain);” 
$1,500 from Mr. ¥rauk Savin, 

PICTURES AND PRICES. 

The fotlowing is alist of tho pictures soid last’ 
hight, with the names of sume i chan and tas 
prices:— 


I—Dioa, Mile, “A Bunch of Grapes”’......« agi Paueteune $50 
—Jevanin, * ‘Flowers’ Ee Aish ci Mees SE LS a RGa A Te aie Sx 3) 
&—Brelitz, “Orossing thé Brook:? Bimil Sehasfer 50 
AS OES TCO aR uals Seat aaa aan vese 100 
5—Uetaux, “Forest of Fontaineblean:” \. Alton. 65 
6+ Fleweng (?.), “Among the Field Flowars;” br, ‘ 
Ni LIC ig EO es EAE eae pO rd onvease 18D 
7—Girard, “the Young Navigator! BSR ees balk ee 55 
BJapy. “Sunset: TEIN UACLEB WSs 20 1 taewel! ons eeidea Heb < » 29 


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CATALOGUE 


OF THE 


Schaus Collection 


Modrvern Paintings 
On Sree Exhibition 


From Saturday, February 27th, until Tuesday, March 8th 


 Sifth Gvenue Crt Galleries 


366 FIFTH AVENUE 


NEAR 34TH STREET 


NEW YORK 


THIS COLLECTION WILL BE SOLD BY AUCTION 
WITHOUT RESERVE 


ON 


TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH $8th, 1892 


COMMENCING AT EIGHT O’CLOCK a 


Robert Somerville # Ortates & Co. 


AUCTIONEER MANAGERS 


30 EAST 38TH STREET, 
NEW YORK, FEBRUARY I5TH, 1892. 


MESSRS. ORTGIES & CO., 


NEW YORK. 
DEAR SIRS: 


The valuable and important col- 
lection of Paintings which I place in your hands 
to be sold by auction to the highest bidder is 
exclusively my private property. 

It does not become me to speak of the merits 
of the paintings. 
For the benefit of buyers I beg to state that 


the sale is to be without reserve. 


Yours very respectfully, 


W. SCHAUS. 


Conditions of Sale. 


1. The highest Bidder to be the Buyer, and if any dis- 
pute arise between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in 
dispute shall be immediately put up again and re-sold. 


2. The Purchasers to pie their names and addresses, 
and to pay down a cash deposit, or the whole of the Pur- 
chase-money 7/ required, in default of which the Lot or Lots 
so purchased to be immediately put up again and re-sold. 


3. The Lots to be taken away at the Buyer’s Expense and 
Risk upon the conclusion of the Sale, and the remainder 
of the Purchase-money to be absolutely paid, or otherwise 
settled for to the satisfaction of the Auctioneer, on or before 
delivery ; in default of which the undersigned will not hold 
themselves responsible if the Lots be lost, stolen, damaged, 
or destroyed, but they will be left at the sole risk of the 
Purchaser. 


4. The sale of any Article is not to be set aside on ac- 
count of any error in the deseription. All articles are ex- 

osed for Public Exhibition one or more days, and are sold 
just as they are, without recourse. 


coe Ya ala inaccuracy in delivery and inconyen- 
ience in the settlement of the Purchases, no Lot can, on 
any account, be removed during the sale. 


6. If, for any cause, an article purchased cannot be de- 
livered in as good condition as the same may have been at 
the time of its sale, or should any article purchased there- 
after be stolen, misdelivered, or lost, the undersigned are 
not to be held liable in any greater amount than the price 
bid by the purchaser. 


7. Upon failure to comply with the above conditions, the 
money deposited in part payment shall be forfeited; all 
Lots uncleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold 
by public or private Sale, without further notice, and the 
deficiency (if any) attending such re-sale, shall be made 
good by the defaulter at this Sale, together with all charges 
attending the same. This Condition is without prejudice 
to the right of the Auctioneer to enforce the contract made 
at this Sale, without such re-sale, if he thinks fit. 


ROBERT SOMERVILLE, AucTIonEER, 
By Ortciss & Co. 


Catalogue 


The first number of the size indicates 
the width of the picture 


x 


MEA (Mlle. Sabine) : ANS en GOR 


Pupil of Blaise Desgoffe. 


D Bunch of Grapes 


1244 x94 


2 
JEANNIN (George) .. . Parish 200? ° 


Medals, 1878, 1888, 1889. 


—— Flowers 


26 x 32 


3 5 
BRELING (Heinrich) . : Munich J /77 ~* 
Grossing the Drook 
3x4 
5 


yee) ou 
ee) Oe 
jd a 


4 
DEFAUX (Alexandre) 


Medals, 1874, 1875. 
Legion of Honor, 1881. 


Sheep 


29 x 19 


.) Paris 


5 
DEFAUX (Alexandre) 


Medals, 1874, 1875. 
Legion of Honor, 188. 


Forest of Lontainehtean 


23 e332 


Paris 


6 
FLAMENG (Francois) . 


Medals, 1879, 1885. 

Prix du Salon, 1879. 

Grand Prix, 1889. | 
Legion of Honor, 188s. 


Among the Field Flowers 


15 x 40 
6 


Paris 


7 a 
GIRARD (Firmi Paris Sf /J 2 
(Firmin) : ; : aris (/ O 
Medals, 1863, 1874. 4 
Medal, Universal Exhibition, 1887, 


She Houng Aavigators 


6x9 
8 
Mntiious).. 2.102002 [ki i Paris J os 
J ( ) Medals, 1870, 1873. 2 AAD 
Sunset 
12x15 


9 y 
DOUZETTE (Louis) . . Berlin yy 227 ~ Ze 


Moonlight 


17 x Il 


10 
HERZOG (Hermann) .  ._ Diisseldorf 4.27/77” / 
Norwegian Landscape 
23x17 
7 


any, 
i 


II 


DEFAUX (Alexandre) 


Medals, 1874, 1875. 
Legion of Honor, 188r. 


Group of Grees 


26 x 39 


I2 
RICHTER (Edouard) 
Il Lensevoso 


35 x 50 


13 
JAPY (Louis) 


Medals, 1870, 1873. 


Moowlight 


12 xX 15 


14 
INDONI (F.) ae 
She Artist 
9x12 
8 


Paris “IO. 


Parig70 - 


Paris Jf)» 


Paris 479°” 


15 
Morr Raiultus) ..'.  . . Munich 


Hunting in Olden Cines 


25 xT? 


16 
MARTIN (Alfred Louis) . : Paris 


On the River Doing (érance) 


31 x 19 


17 
ECHTLER (Adolph) .  . Munich 


Art anil Datuve 


17x 24. 


18 


Paris 


JAPY (Louis) 


Medals, 1870, 1873. 


Aew toon 


‘12X15 


9 


l7 


2507 


/ oO 


ye, Be boss 


Aj) ee 


a 
or 


1g 
BEAUMONT (Edward de), dec’d Paris 77927 


Medals, 1870, 1873. 
Legion of Honor. 


Hoiding the Shein 


13 x 10 


20 


JACOMIN (Marie Ferdinand) . Paris Jd0% 
Medal, 1883. 
Medal, Universal Exhibition, 1889. 


Border of w Eonest 


21 


LELOIR (Maurice). 703g raeas Whe 


Medal, 1878. 
Ghe Artist in Dove 
24 x 19 


Io 


22 


; Boi ] 
JACOMIN (Marie Ferdinand) . Paris J? /, 
Medal, 1883. 
Medal, Universal Exhibition, 1889. 


Iu the Fields 


25 x 20 


23 
DEFAUX (Alexandre) . . Paris Glee $e 


Medals, 1874, 1875. 
Legion of Honor, 188:. 


Gustle of Dandon 


80 x 48 


BOGGS (FrankM.) . .  . Paris S729 4 / 


On the Ghames 


50x 43 
Il 


25 
GIDE (Theophile),dec’d 


Medals, 1861, 1865, 1866. 
Legion of Honor. 


Chiawles 1X. antl Gatherine — 
le Motlivig 


Charles IX., pressed by Catherine de Medicis, the Chan- 
cellor de Birague, Henry Duke of Anjou and other 
personages of his counsel, is compelled to sign the orde 
of the massacre of the Huguenots, the day of the Sain 
Bartholomew, August 24th, 1572. 


36 x 24 


26 
ROYBET (Ferdinand) +32 


Medal, 1866. 


a Cavalier 


9x15 


7° 
Saray (Jean Jacques) Re a 


Prix de Rome, 1858. 
wicsals, 1863, 1865, 1866, 1873, 1878. 
‘Member of the Institute of F raneds 50) 
Legion of Honor, 1873. Beats | 
_ Officer of the Legion of peas Bes 


Ayrply 


10 x 14 


12 


28 \ i '? 


ZIEM (Felix) er. Paris Cifer 
vi 


Medals, 1851, 1852, 98; “be 1878, 
Legion of Honor, 1857. 
Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1878. 


Iurdin Lrancais Venise) 


24h6 x 161g 


29 
BAUGNIET and DENOTER . Paris LEGO Z 


Huteriov 


25 a3 1 


30 
VON STETTEN (Carl) . . Paris 9777 Sa 


Pupil of Géréme. 
Medals, 1884, 1889, / 


Cleobis andl Diton 


87 x 61 


Biton and Cleobis were the sons of Cydippe, a priestess 
of Hera, at Argos. Herodotus, who has recorded their 
beautiful story, makes Solon relate it to Croesus, as a 
proof that it is better for mortals to die than to live. 

‘*Qn one occasion,” says Herodotus, ‘‘during the 
festival of Hera, when the priestess had to ride to the tem- 
ple of the Goddess in a chariot, and when the oxen which 
were to draw it did not arrive from the country in time, 
Biton and Cleobis dragged the chariot with their mother, 
a distance of 45 stadia, to the temple. The priestess, 
moved by the filial love of her sons, prayed to the God- 
dess to grant them what was best for mortals. After the 
solemnities of the festival were over, the two brothers 
went to sleep in the temple and never rose again. 

‘““The Goddess thus showed,”’ says Herodotus, ‘‘ that 
she could bestow no greater boon upon them than death.”’ 


13 


31 
§ ” CAZIN (Jean Charles) 


Medals, 1880, 1882, 1889. 
Legion of Honor, 1882. 
Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1889. 


M the Gilge of the Pillage — 


14x 17 


pte 32 


«) '  DESGOFFE (Blaise) . 
Medals, 1861, 1863, 1878, 1889. 
Legion of Honor. 


From the Louvre Collection. An 


24 x 3% 


33 
'ZYEM (Belix) Ut ee 


Medals, 1851, 1852, 1855, 1857, 278. 
Legion of Honor, 1857. ik 
Officer of the Legion of Homor, 1878. 


See ae ae (enise) 


i Miya kt 


ee 


34 3 


SPRING (Alphons) .  . Munich 22572 


Fisherman Mending his Net 


36 x 27 


» é 
f hy 
bf < 
35 


CHAPLIN (Charles), decd . Paris 7/0777? 


Medals, 1851, 1852, 1865. 
Legion of Honor. 
Officer of the Legion of Honor, 


Hileal Head 


15.2 a2 


CAZIN ( a Paris A297" OS 
edals, 1880, 1882, 1889. 


Legion of Honor, 1882. 
Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1889. 


Ghe Aainhow 
20X17 


15 


37 
UHDE (Fritz von) EIEN NE 


Medal, 188s. 
Grand Prix, 1889. 
Legion of Honor. 


: Returning Rome 


38 x 30 


Renae | 
LAMBERT (Louis Eugéne) . 


Medals, 186s, 1866, 1870, 1874, 1878. 
Legion of Honor. 


The Ritten’s Sivet Lesson 


31 x 25 


39 
ean Jacques) . 


Prix de Rome. 
Medals, 1863, 1865, 1866, 1873, 1878 
wee of Honor, PhS 


bf 


—) ; K ei 
No TROYON (Constant) ace Po Pats IL 
| Medals, , 1840, 1846, 1855. 


Legion of Honor, 1849. 


Cows at Pasture 


13 x 10 


zz 
é 41 
f), PASINI (Albert) 
Medals, 1859, 1863, 1864, 1868, 1878. 
Legion of Honor, 1868. 


Medal of Honor, 1878. 
Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1878. 


Gourt of x Levsian Lalace 


17 x 14 


42 


Paris 2 S00 2° 
fa 


[65° VIBERT (George Jean) . cope ears ASLO V4 


Medals, 1864, 1867, 1868, 1870. 
Legion of Honor, 1870. 
Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1882. 


Avessing for the Welding 


Ig x it 


ee” 43 | 
| ARANDA (José Jimenez) . Paris BO (pe? 


Preliminaries of a Blarviage (Spain) ” 
24x17 
17 


44 


BENJAMIN-CONSTANT (Jean Joseph), 4/7520 
Paris 7. 10! 
Medals, 1875, 1876, 1878. 
Legion of Honor, 1876. 
Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1889. 


Othello Helating Bis Adventures 


48 x 76 
45 
MO (Aimé Nicolas). . . Paris “foo 
Prix de Rome, 1873. 7d | 


Medals, 1876, 1877, 1879. : 

“Sey ' M “Honor, 1883. ; 
Grand Prix, 1889. 

eee Legion of Honor, 

Officer of the Legion of Honor. 


Gl Bravo Toro. o 
31 X57 | 


* * * <“Ttis a moment of agitation and indescrib- 
able anxiety ; every eye is fastened upon the door through 
which the bull will enter; every heart is beating ; a pro- 
found silence reigns throughout the circus, nothing is 
heard but the bellowing of the Bull, who advances from 
enclosure to enclosure, in the darkness of his vast prison 
almost crying, Blood! blood! The horses tremble, the 
picadores turn pale ; another instant the trumpets sound, 
the door opens, and an enormous bull dashes into the 
arena, a tremendous shout bursts at the moment from ten 
thousand breasts to greet him, and the massacre begins. 

‘* Ah, it is well to have strong nerves; for, despite the 
fact, one becomes as pale as a ghost! 

‘“‘The first to receive the attack of the bull are the 
picadores; they are obliged to hold the bull off with 
their lances to save their horses. For this, a steady eye, 
an arm of bronze and an intrepid heart are necessary ; 
they do not always succeed, in fact, they rarely do; 
the bull plants his horns in the horse’s belly and the 
picadore falls to the ground,’’—(De Amici—Spain.) 


18 


JACQUET (Eustace) : pg hatin i 
Medals, 1868, 1875. i ys 
Gold Medal, 1875. Aen 
Legion of Honor, 1879. Vt atl 
es 
Sonn of Are Leaving for France eared 
‘*Oh! humble cot, beneath whose lichened roof por! 
The swallow weaves in spring the weft and woof Go Lh 
Of his small nest—My rock and humming wheel a ~ 


The casement, where the robins used to steal 
To pick up crumbs—The garden ’neath the shade 

Of the old church, which I, a little maid, 

Thought Heaven itself, where happy hours I’ve passed, : 
And must I leave this paradise at last? 

Must I in arms pass all the livelong day, 

And dream at night of naught but bloody fray ? 

Oh! Father! Father! pity me I pray; 

Leave me to follow out my humble way. 

I am not worthy of so great a care ; 

The burden is too heavy, pity, spare! ”’ 


34 x 56 
f aa 
bho! 
47 
ACHENBACH (Andreas) . Dusseldorf ““f777? 
Medals, 1839, 1855, 1864, 1867. y ; 


Legion of Honor, 1864. 


Hort of Ostende 


37 X 27 
19 


48 
LEFEBVRE (JulesJoseph) . Paris A7{Gp~2 
A 


Prix de Rome, 1861. 
Medals, 186s, 1868, 1870. 
Legion of Honor, 1870. 

Medal, first class, 1878. 
Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1878. 
Medal of Honor, 1886. 

Grand Prix, 1889. 

Member of the Institute. 


Beatrice 


22 Xx 34 


a, 


49 
RCKE (Emile), dec’d . Paris 7 7p p22 
va 


Medals, 1867, 1869, 1870, 1872, 1878. 
Chevalier Legion of Honor. 


Group of Cattle — : 


27 x 20 


VAN 


. 5° 
UHD itz von) . : . Munich 4947 


Medal, 1885. 
Grand Prix, 1889. 
Legion of Honor. 


Ghe Seamatresses (Hollant) 


53 X 39 
a 5? | 7 
JACQUET (Eustace) . _ Paris a 


Gold Medal, 1875. 
Legion of Honor. 


Medals, 1868, 1875. dos oe “4 


Acverie 
33 x 58 


COROT (Jean Baptiste Camille),dec’d Paris “fy ye) OL) oy 
id 


Medals, 1838, 1848, 1855, 1867. 


Legion of Honor, 1846 
Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1867. 
Diploma to the memory of deceased artists, Universal 


Exhibition, 1878. 


Ghe Meadow 


1614 x 12 


AUER 53 
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CABANEL (Alexandre), dec’'d . Paris GIG722 
Prix de Rome, 1845. y 
Medals, 1852, 1855. 
Legion of Honor, 1855. 
Member of the Institute, 1863. 
Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1864. 
Medals of Honor, 1865, 1867. 
Commander, 1884. 


Hortin Nevissa and Bassanio 


Bassanio Choosing the Leaden Casket. 


** You that choose not by the view, 
Chance as fair, and choose as true, 
Since this fortune falls to you, 

Be content, and seek no new. 


If you be well pleased with this, 
And hold your fortune for your bliss, 
Turn you where your Lady is 
And claim her with a loving kiss.”’ 

35 x 5° 


21 


54 
VOLLON (Antoine). 


Medals, 1865, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1878. 
Legion of Honor, 1870. 
Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1878. 


Still Life 


35 X 29 


55 
KNAUS (Ludwig) . . 


Medals, 1853, 1855, 1857, 1859. 
Legion of Honor, 1859. 
Grand Medal of Honor, 1867. 
Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1867, 
e€tc.; etc... Ete: 


Death of the Gount of Aelfenstein 


38 x 44 
(Scene from the War of the Peasants, 1525.) 

‘‘ Weinsberg, with its strong Castle ‘ Weibertreu,’ which 
was defended by one of the most valiant Knights of those 
times, Count Ludwig of Helfenstein, a favorite of 
Ferdinand of Austria, was the first point exposed to the 
ferocious attacks of the peasants (April 16th, 1525). The 
rage of the approaching army of peasants knew no 
bounds when their demand for surrender was met with 
scorn. 

‘‘The body of peasants, numbering about 8,000, made 
a violent assault,and having gained access through a door, 
treacherously opened, began a terrible massacre among 
the lords and nobles. In vain did the wife of the Countof 
Helfenstein, a natural daughter of Maximilian II., kneel 
before the leaders and beg for the life of her husband; 
in vain did the Count himself offer a ransom of 30,000 
florins ; ‘and if thou wouldst give us two tons of gold, 
thou must die any way’ they sneeringly cried at him. 
When the Count saw no hope for mercy he threw him- 
self despairingly on the spears of the peasants. 

‘¢ As did the Count, so were his companions compelled 
to run the gauntlet of the peasants’ spears, amid the 
music of drums and pipes. 

‘‘The Countess Helfenstein, after being robbed of her 
jewels, was thrown on a dung-cart and carried to Heil- 
bronn.” 

22 


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56 


CALVI (Pietro), dec’d _ Florence ee 
Othello 


‘* Arise, black vengeance, from thy hollow cell! 

‘* Yield up, O love, thy crown and hearted throne 
‘To tyrannous hate; swell, bosom, with thy fraught 
‘* For ’tis of aspicks tongues.” 


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WOOD (Marshall), dec’d : London (J Va 


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Ghe Song of the Shirt 
With fingers weary and worn, 
With eyelids heavy and red, 
A woman sat in unwomanly rags 
Plying her needle and thread. 
Stitch! Stitch! Stitch! 
In poverty, hunger and dirt. 
And still with a voice of dolorous pitch 


Would that its tone could reach the Rich! 
She sang the ‘‘ Song of the Shirt.” 


ORTGIES & CO. 
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JOHN C. RANKIN CO. 34 CORTLANDT ST. N.Y, 


| Sitth Gvenue Crt Galleries, 


366 Sifth Cvenue, near 34th Street, 


Mew York. 


Complimentary “Ynvitation. 


Yourself and friends are tmvited 
to the Drivate Diew of the valu- 
able Collection of Paintings 
lately on Exhibition at the SInter- 


national Crt Gallery, the property 


of Wir. Im. Schaus, 
Saturday, Seb. 2¢th, 


Srom three to ten o'clock, D. 27. 


Sree Exhibition from Wonday, February 29th, 
until Cuesday, Warch sth. 


Ortgies & Co. 


ames of the Cirtists represented 
in the 
Schaus Collection: 


ACHENBACH, FLAMENG, MEA, 
ARANDA, GIELE, MOROT, 

- BAUGNIET, GIRARD, NOERR, 
BEAUMONT, HENNER, PASINI, 
BOGGS, HERZOG, RICHTER, 
BRETING, INDUNI, ROYBET, 

_ CABANEL, JACOMIN, SPRING, 
CAZIN, JACQUET, TROYON, 
CHAPLIN, JAPY, UHDE, 
CONSTANT, JEANNIN, VAN MARCKE, 
COROT, KNAUS, VIBERT, 
DEFAUX, LAMBERT, V@LLON, 
DESGOFFE, _-« LEFEBVRE, © VON STETTEN, 
‘ DOUZETTE, LELOIR, ZIEM. 
ECHTLER, MARTIN, 


Chis Collection will be sold by auction, 
without reserve, Cuesday Evening, Warch sth, 
at 8 o'clock. 


Robert somoentl 


Cuctionceer. 


Ortaies & Co., 


Wanagers. 


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